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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 25.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2006 Apr 3;47(5):874–880. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000216794.24161.8c

TABLE 2.

Baseline Characteristics of the 3 BNP Assays in the Total Study Population

Characteristic NT-proBNP (pg/mL) Biosite (pg/mL) Shionogi (pg/mL)
Mean (SD) 134.4 (230.4) 46.2 (74.0) 26.9 (43.2)
Median 66.0 23.0 14.3
Lowest third < 36.7 < 13.4 < 7.9
Middle third 36.7–109.0 13.4–39.7 7.9–23.0
Highest third > 109.0 > 39.7 > 23.0